ROBERT R. CARGILL, PH.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENTS OF CLASSICS AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 210 JEFFERSON BUILDING • THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA • IOWA CITY, IA 52242–1418 319.335.1996 • [email protected] • WWW.BOBCARGILL.COM • @XKV8R

EDUCATION 2008 Ph.D. Near Eastern Languages and Cultures University of California, Los Angeles, CA Dissertation: “The Qumran Digital Model: An Argument for Archaeological Reconstruction in Virtual Reality” (William Schniedewind, Advisor) 2006 M.A. Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations University of California, Los Angeles, CA 2000 M.Div., M.S. Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA 1996 B.S. Human Physiology / Pre-Med California State University, Fresno, CA 1993 A.A. Fresno City College, CA

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS April 2019 – present Assoc. Professor of Classics and Religious Studies University of Iowa Aug 2011 – April 2019 Asst. Professor of Classics and Religious Studies University of Iowa Jan 2018 – present Editor Biblical Archaeology Review June 2018 – June 2019 Visiting Professor University of Maryland Nov 2016 – Dec 2017 Associate Editor Biblical Archaeology Review Sept 2010 – Aug 2011 Adjunct Assistant Professor UCLA Jun 2009 – Jul 2009 Visiting Professor Portland State University Jan 2009 – Jun 2009 Adjunct Professor Azusa Pacific University Aug 2001 – Jul 2005 Adjunct Professor Pepperdine University

PUBLICATIONS Books 2019 Melchizedek, King of Sodom: How Scribes Invented the Biblical Priest-King (New York: Oxford University Press). 2018 聖書の成り立ちを語る都市: フェニキアからローマまで (Cities Telling the Origins of the Bible: From Phoenicia to Rome), Japanese translation of The Cities that Built the Bible, trans. by 真田由美子 (Yumiko Sanada) for 白水社 (Hakusuisha Publishing Co). 2017 创造圣经的城市 (The City that Created the Bible), Simplified Chinese translation of The Cities that Built the Bible, trans. by 吴炜声 (Wu Haosheng) for 海南出版社 (Hainan Publishing House). 2016 創造聖經的城市：尋訪舊城、古卷與文明遺產的宗教考古之旅 (The City of Biblical Creation: A Religious Archaeological Tour to the Old City, Ancient Scrolls, and Civilized Heritage) Traditional Chinese translation of The Cities that Built the Bible, trans. by 吳煒聲 (Wu Haosheng) for 遠足文化 (Hiking Culture Publishers). 2016 The Cities that Built the Bible (San Francisco: HarperOne). 2009 Qumran through (Real) Time: A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Bible In Technology 1; Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press). Chapters in Edited Volumes 2016 “Biblical Archaeology: Its Rise, Fall, and Rebirth as a Legitimate Science,” Chap. 10 in Christianity in the Light of Science: Critically Examining the World’s Largest Religion, ed. by John W. Loftus (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2016). Refereed Articles .Aramaic Studies 10 (2): 173–191 ”, כש ל ל The Rule of Creative Completion: Neofiti’s Use of“ 2012 2011 “The State of the Archaeological Debate at Qumran,” Currents in Biblical Research 10 (1): 101–18. 2010 “The Benefit of Blogging for Archaeology,” Bulletin for the Study of Religion 39 (3): 12–16. 2009 “The Qumran Digital Model: An Argument for Archaeological Reconstruction in Virtual Reality” and “A Response to Magness,” Near Eastern Archaeology 72 (1): 28–47. Essays and Op-Eds ROBERT R. CARGILL, PH.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES | THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

2019 “Surrendering to bigotry at the Wesley Center”, Iowa City Press-Citizen, May 18, 2019. https://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/contributors/guest-editorials/2019/05/17/surrendering- bigotry-wesley-center/3702147002/ 2018 “Was Pontius Pilate’s Ring Discovered at Herodium?”, Bible History Daily, Dec. 4, 2018. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/inscriptions/pontius-pilate-ring-herodium/ 2018 “On Being a Friend to Israel”, Times of Israel, July 8, 2018. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/how-i-got- over-myself-and-become-a-true-friend-to-israel/ 2018 “Why We Do Not Support the ‘Bible Literacy’ Bill in Iowa”, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Jan. 26, 2018. http://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/contributors/guest-editorials/2018/01/26/why-we-do-not- support-bible-literacy-bill-iowa/1070659001/ 2017 “UI Classics Professor Deserves Support During Online Attacks”, Iowa City Press-Citizen, June 22, 2017. https://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/2017/06/22/ui-classics-professor-deserves-support-during- online-attacks/419512001/ 2017 “Did Archaeologists Really Discover a New Dead Sea Scroll Cave?”, Bible History Daily, Feb. 20, 2017. http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/dead-sea-scrolls/new-dead-sea-scroll-cave/ 2014 “Summary of ‘Bible Secrets Revealed, Episode 4: The Real Jesus’”, Bible History Daily, Jan. 4, 2014. http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/bible-secrets-revealed-episode-4-“the-real-jesus”/ 2013 “Summary of ‘Bible Secrets Revealed, Episode 1: Lost in Translation’”, Bible History Daily, December 19, 2013, http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/bible-secrets-revealed-episode-1-lost- in-translation/ 2013 “Summary of ‘Bible Secrets Revealed, Episode 3: The Forbidden Scriptures’”, Bible History Daily, December 5, 2013. http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/bible-secrets-revealed-episode-3-the- forbidden-scriptures/ 2013 “Summary of ‘Bible Secrets Revealed, Episode 2: The Promised Land’”, Bible History Daily, November 13, 2013. http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/bible-secrets-revealed-episode-2-the- promised-land/ 2013 “Iowa View: 1 man, 1 woman isn’t the Bible’s only marriage view,” The Des Moines Register, (co- authored with Hector Avalos and Kenneth Atkinson), June 2, 2013. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130603/OPINION01/306030016/Iowa-View-1-man-1- woman-isn-t-Bible-s-only-marriage-view 2011 “A Critique of Simcha Jacobovici’s Secrets of Christianity: Nails of the Cross,” The Bible and Interpretation, May 2011. http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/simcha358005.shtml 2010 “On the Virtue of Doubt: A Brief Autobiography of the Skeptic in the Sanctuary,” JasonBoyett.com, September 2010. http://blog.beliefnet.com/omeoflittlefaith/2010/09/robert-cargill-skeptic-sanctuary.html 2010 “How and Why Academic Peer-Review is About to Change,” The Bible and Interpretation, August 2010. http://www.bibleinterp.com/opeds/cargillp357931.shtml 2010 “On the Misuse of Archaeology for Evangelistic Purposes,” The Bible and Interpretation, June 2010. http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/misuse357930.shtml 2010 “The “Camera Friendly” Scholar: Essentials of Giving Great TV Interviews,” 8-12 in Academics and the Media: Four Perspectives (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2010). 2010 “Forget about Noah’s Ark; There Was No Worldwide Flood,” The Bible and Interpretation, May 2010. http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/flood357903.shtml 2009 “On False Accusations of Anti-Semitism within the Academy,” The Bible and Interpretation, December 2009. http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/false3141515.shtml 2009 “Why Christians Should Adopt the BCE/CE Dating System,” The Bible and Interpretation, September 2009. http://www.bibleinterp.com/opeds/why_3530.shtml 2009 “Pseudo-Science and Sensationalist Archaeology: An Exposé of Jimmy Barfield and the Copper Scroll Project,” The Bible and Interpretation, August 2009. http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/cargill2_08261.shtml 2009 “On the Curious Protests of the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition in Toronto,” The Bible and Interpretation, August 2009. http://www.bibleinterp.com/opeds/curious.shtml 2009 “On the Insignificance and the Abuse of the Copper Scroll,” The Bible and Interpretation, July 2009. http://www.bibleinterp.com/opeds/copper.shtml 2009 “The Fortress at Qumran: A History of Interpretation,” The Bible and Interpretation, May 2009. http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/qumfort.shtml

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Consultant 2018 Essential Bible Reference (Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Washington, DC: National Geographic). 2016 Archaeology of the Bible (Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Washington, DC: National Geographic). 2014 1,000 Facts about the Bible (Washington, DC: National Geographic). Video 2015 “A Deluge of Flood Stories: Flood Mythology, the Bible, and Aronofsky’s Noah,” in The Genesis of Things, Scholars Speak 3, (Washington, DC: Biblical Archaeology Society). 2007 Ancient Qumran: A Virtual Reality Tour. Produced, wrote, and directed film commissioned by the San Diego Natural History Museum’s for their exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls, June 29 – December 31, 2007.

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS, LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES Refereed/Peer-Reviewed Presentations 2018 “From Your Birth to Your Youths: Masoretic Pointing as Anti-Christian Polemic in Psalm 110:3”— Presented in the “Masoretic Studies” section of the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November 18, 2018. 2018 “If It Quacks Like an Article...: Public Scholarship in the Digital Age”—Presented in the “Archaeology of the Biblical World” section of the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November 18, 2018. in Gen. 14:18,”—Presented in the “Textual Criticism of לש ם to םדס Melki-Ṣedeq, King of Sodom: From“ 2017 the Hebrew Bible” section of the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 19, 2017. 2017 “Introduction to the State of Scholarship, Archaeology, and New Media,”—Presented in the “Scholarship, Archaeology, and New Media” section of the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 19, 2017. 2014 “Swapping Sex for Drugs: Mandrake Mythology and Fertility Drugs in Genesis 30:14-24,”—Presented in the “Bible, Myth, and Myth Theory” section of the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 23, 2014. 2013 “‘Do Not Receive into the Bible College or Seminary Anyone Who Comes to You and Does Not Bring This Doctrine’: The Problem of Critical Scholars at Confessional Colleges,”—Presented in the “Metacriticism of Biblical Scholarship” section of the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, November 23, 2013. 2012 “Archaeology and Popular Media,”—Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 22, 2012. 2010 “Instruction, Research, and the Future of Online Educational Technologies”—Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 22, 2010. 2009 “The State of the Archaeological Debate at Qumran”—Presented to the Association for Jewish Studies annual meeting in Los Angeles, CA, December 21, 2009. 2009 “Scholars Behaving Badly: ‘Charles Gadda,’ Raphael Golb, and the Campaign of Anonymity on the Internet to Promote Norman Golb and Smear His Rivals,”—Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 23, 2009. 2009 “Talking to the Media as a Biblical Scholar”—Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 22, 2009. 2009 “A Response to Jodi Magness, Yuval Peleg, Lawrence Schiffman, and Eric Cline,”—Presented as a part of the review of my book “Qumran through (Real) Time: A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls” (Gorgias 2009) at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 22, 2009. 2007 “The Archaeology of Qumran: The Digitally Reconstructed Settlement and a Proposed Occupation Model”—Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 19, 2007. 2007 “The Archaeology of Qumran: The Digitally Reconstructed Settlement and a Proposed Occupation Model” —Presented at the American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 17, 2007.

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2007 “A Virtual Tour of Qumran”—Presented the Plenary Introduction for keynote speaker Dr. Jodi Magness’ American Schools of Oriental Research Plenary Presentation: “The Current State of Qumran Archaeology,” San Diego, CA, November 14, 2007. 2006 “Qumran through (Real) Time: A Virtual Reconstruction of the Archaeology of Qumran”—Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 20, 2006. 2006 “Qumran through (Real) Time: The Qumran Visualization Project”—Presented at the American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 17, 2006. 2005 “Reactions to Binary Messianic Expectation in the Second Temple Period: Its Expectation, Embodiment, and Rejection”—Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, CA, November 21, 2005. 2004 “Palaeo-Hebrew as Language Ideology in the Numismatic Record of the Bar Kokhba Revolt”—Presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Pacific Coast Regional Conference, Whittier, CA, March 21, 2004. Invited Scholarly Lectures 2019 “Melchizedek, King of Sodom?”—Colloquium presentation to faculty and students of UIowa Dept. of Religious Studies, September 11, 2019. 2019 “The Coronation of the King: Jesus’ Not-So-Humble Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem”—University of Maryland, April 4, 2019. 2018 “Understanding Antisemitism: A panel discussion and opportunity for questions”—panelist with Elizabeth Heineman (History) and Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz (Agudas Achim Synagogue) discussing antisemitism in the United States presented by the University of Iowa Department of History, November 1, 2018. 2014 “A Deluge of Flood Stories: Flood Mythology, the Bible, and Aronofsky’s Noah”—Presented at Biblical Archaeology Society’s Bible & Archaeology Fest XVII, San Diego, CA, November 23, 2014. 2014 “Presenting the Christian Apocrypha to Non-Scholarly Audiences”—Presented as part of a panel discussion on the making of History’s Bible Secrets Revealed in the Christian Apocrypha section at the Society of Biblical Literature’s Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 22, 2014. 2014 “Biblical Marriage?”—Video interview on various concepts of “biblical marriage” for Bible Odyssey, a NEH-funded project of the Society of Biblical Literature. [web] 2014 “Essenes”—Video interview on the origins and identity of the Essenes for Bible Odyssey, a NEH-funded project of the Society of Biblical Literature. [web] 2014 “Origins of Baptism”—Video interview on the origins of the rite of baptism for Bible Odyssey, a NEH- funded project of the Society of Biblical Literature. [web] 2014 “New Approaches in Digital Archaeology at Tel Azekah, Israel”—Presented to the Iowa chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, Iowa City, IA, Feb. 24, 2014. 2013 “Innovations in Archaeology in the Digital Age: Tel Azekah,”—Presented at Biblical Archaeology Society’s Bible & Archaeology Fest XVI, Baltimore, MD, November 22, 2013. 2012 “The Future of the Past: How Technology Has Changed Our Understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls”— Invited lecture sponsored by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln Department of Classics and Religious Studies on Feb. 1, 2012. 2011 “No, No You Didn’t Find That: The Importance of Scholarly Refutation in An Era of Social Media,”— Presented at Biblical Archaeology Society’s Bible & Archaeology Fest XIV, San Francisco, CA, November 20, 2011.

DIGITAL HUMANITIES RESEARCH Digital Modeling 2013 “Digi-Tel Azekah”—A 3D, real-time digital model in Presagis Creator of Tel Azekah, Israel and the greater Elah Valley. The project catalogues and visualizes the discoveries made during the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition, funded in part by a Digital Studio for the Public Humanities (DSPH) Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) Grant ($7,500). 2008 “The Jaffa Hellenistic House”—A 3D, real-time digital model in Presagis Creator of a Hellenistic period house in Jaffa, Israel, funded in part by a grant from North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences ($16,000). 2007 “The Qumran Visualization Project”—A 3D, real-time digital model in Presagis Creator of the archaeological remains of Khirbet Qumran (West Bank), the site nearest the caves where the Dead Sea

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Scrolls were discovered, funded in part by a grant from the San Diego Natural History Museum and Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation ($75,000). Papers, Presentations, and Colloquia 2015 “3D Environment Modeling and 3D Visualization Workshop”—Presented at Digital Bridges 2015 Summer Institute, at Grinnell College, IA, June 18, 2015. 2014 “Archaeology and the Digital Humanities: Recent Advances and the Future of the Field”—presented invited lecture at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, October 23, 2014. 2014 “From Pickaxe to Pixel: Digital Data Management in the Elah Valley Archaeological Visualization Project”—presented to the Digital Humanities in Biblical Studies & Early Jewish and Christian Studies (EABS) group at the International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, July 7, 2014. 2013 “Digi-Tel Azekah: Preliminary Results of the Digital Reconstruction of the Lautenschläger Azekah Archaeological Expedition”—Presented in the “Hebrew Bible, History, and Archaeology” section of the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 25, 2013. 2013 “Toward an Archaeological Standard for Digital Imagery”—Presented lecture at the University of Maryland’s Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture, College Park, Maryland, November 20, 2013. 2013 “When Ancient Meets Modern: Understanding the Digital Humanities at the University of Iowa”— Presented at the “Inside Iowa” program for the UI Foundation, November 1, 2013. 2013 “Digi-Tel Azekah: Digitally Modeling Archaeological Remains on the Judean-Philistine Borderline”— Presented at the DSPH Lunchtime Series, September 12, 2013. 2013 “What is Digital Humanities at Iowa?”—Presented at UI Foundation fundraiser with University of Iowa CLAS Dean Chaden Djalali, May 4, 2013. 2013 “Bringing Digital Archives and Research to the Classroom”—Participated in a roundtable discussion as part of the “Rewiring the Classroom” conference at the University of Iowa, Feb. 23, 2013. [web, audio] 2012 “How Technology and Digital Modeling Improves Humanities Research”—Presented at Iowa Department of Geography Kohn Colloquium, April 20, 2012. 2011 Participation in Obermann Center Digital Humanities Round Table, October 18, 2011. 2011 Presentation to CLAS Dean’s Advisory Board Meeting, September 8, 2011. 2011 Presentation for Opening of the Digital Studio for the Public Humanities, August 30, 2011.

PUBLIC SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENT םוי םילשורי Why did Josephus Deliberately Misspell Shalem as Solyma in his Writings?”—Presented at“ 2019 (Yom Yerushalayim or “Jerusalem Day”) at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, May 2, 2019. 2019 “The Cities that Built the Bible: Part II”—Presented to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City, IA on Feb. 24, 2019. 2019 “The Cities that Built the Bible: Part I”—Presented to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City, IA on Feb. 17, 2019. 2019 “The Cities that Built the Bible”—Presented to B’nai Israel Congregation of Rockville, MD as part of the BASONOVA (Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia) lecture, Feb. 10, 2019. 2018 “The Canonization of the New Testament”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, December 9, 2018. 2018 “Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, December 2, 2018. 2018 “The Non-Pauline Letters”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, November 25, 2018. 2018 “The Letters of Paul”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, November 4, 2018. 2018 “The Gospels and Acts”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 28, 2018. 2018 “Background of the New Testament”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, September 30, 2018. Yom Yerushalayim or) םוי םילשורי Is the Isaiah Bulla also Among the Prophets?”—Presented at“ 2018 “Jerusalem Day”) at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, May 6, 2018. 2017 “Wisdom of Ben Sira (Sirach): Ethical Reflections in Early Judaism”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, December 3, 2017.

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2017 “Newly Discovered Letters”: Prayer of Manasseh and the Letter of Jeremiah”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, November 12, 2017. 2017 “Additions to Daniel: Song of the Three Jews, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, November 5, 2017. 2017 “Nevertheless She Persisted…as an Assassin: Judith”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 29, 2017. 2017 “When Tobias Met Sarah: Tobit as Early Jewish Novel”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 22, 2017. 2017 “1 Maccabees: Hasmonean Propaganda”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 15, 2017. Yom Yerushalayim) םוי םילשורי If This Wall Could Talk: The History of the Western Wall”—Presented at“ 2017 or “Jerusalem Day”) at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, May 24, 2017. 2017 “What Do We Mean When We Say God?”—Presented at First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, IA, May 21, 2017. 2017 “Living a Life of Blessed Memory”—Presented as part of the Finn Memorial Lecture to First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City on Feb. 26, 2017. 2017 “Z’’L: The Commemorative Phrase Zikhrono Livrakha and The Idea of Blessed Memory”—Presented as part of the Finn Memorial Lecture to the Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA on Feb. 24, 2017. 2016 “The Cities that Built the Bible”—Presented at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, April 14, 2016. 2016 “The Cities that Built the Bible”—Presented to the Agudas Achim Congregation, Iowa City, IA, April 8, 2016. 2016 “The Cities that Built the Bible: How Science and the Humanities Work Together to Reveal Our Past”— Presented to the “Friends of the Library,” University of Iowa Main Library, April 1, 2016. 2016 “The Skeptic in the Square: Reconciling Archaeology, Vocation, and Faith in the Academy”—Presented at Hendrix College, Conway, AR, March 17, 2016. 2016 “The Cities that Built the Bible”—Presented at Hendrix College, Conway, AR, March 16, 2016. 2016 “Cities that Built the Bible”—Presented at George Washington University, Washington, DC, Mar 10, 2016. 2016 “Cities of the Bible”—Presented to the Smithsonian Associates, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, March 9, 2016. 2016 “On Religion and Secularism: AMA”—Presented to Secular Students of Iowa, University of Iowa, March 1, 2016. 2016 “The US-Israel Relationship”—Presented as part of a panel discussion hosted by University of Iowa Democrats, University of Iowa College Republicans, and Iowa City Hillel, Hillel House, Iowa City, IA, Feb. 29, 2016. 2016 “The Cities that Built the Bible: The University of Iowa’s Archaeological Research Program in Tel Azekah, Israel”—Presented at the University of Iowa Presidential Reception in Naples, FL, Feb. 15, 2016. 2015 “The University of Iowa’s Archaeology Program in Tel Azekah, Israel”—Presented to Iowa Triangle Club, September 20, 2015. 2015 “Lamentations”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, June 26, 2015. 2015 “From Shalem to Jerusalem: The Etymology and Historiography of the Name ‘Jerusalem’”—Presented at Yom Yerushalayim or “Jerusalem Day”) at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, May) םוי םילשורי 17, 2015. 2015 “Ruth” – Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, April 17, 2015. 2015 “Song of Songs”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, March 27, 2015. 2015 “Iowa Archaeologists in Israel: The University of Iowa’s New Archaeological Research Program in Tel Azekah, Israel”—Presented at the University of Iowa Presidential Reception in Scottsdale, AZ, March 2, 2015. 2015 “Esther”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, Feb. 27, 2015. 2014 “The Maccabees”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, December 19, 2014. 2014 “Qohelet”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 10, 2014. 2014 “Jonah”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, September 19, 2014. Yom Yerushalayim or “Jerusalem Day”) at) םוי םילשורי The Water System of Jerusalem”—Presented at“ 2014 Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, May 28, 2014.

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2014 “What if Everyone Voted”—Invited to discuss the role of religion in politics as part of the University of Iowa Public Policy Center’s “What If…” public forum, Iowa City Public Library, April 29, 2014. 2014 “A Deluge of Flood Stories: Noah and the Jewish Interpretative Tradition of the Flood”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, April 18, 2014. 2014 “Archaeological Dig Opportunity in Israel: University of Iowa Tel Azekah Summer Study Abroad Program”—Hillel Foundation, Iowa City, IA, April 11, 2014. 2014 “A Deluge of Flood Stories: Pre-canonical and Canonical Flood Stories”—Presented to Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, April 4, 2014. 2014 “Passover and the Eucharist: Investing New Meaning on the Jewish Meal”—Delivered two presentations for 2014 Finn Lecture promoting Jewish-Christian dialogue at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA on March 28, 2014, and First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City on March 30, 2014. 2014 “Iowa Archaeologists in Israel: The University of Iowa’s New Archaeology Program in Tel Azekah, Israel”—Presented to Iowa City Rotary Club, Jan. 30, 2014. 2014 Invited participant in University of Iowa “Ideation Summit” hosted by Vice President for Research and Economic Development Daniel A. Reed, in Iowa City, IA, Jan. 16, 2014. 2013 “What is ‘Biblical Marriage’?”—Presented “Chayi Sarah” (Wife for Isaac) lecture at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 26, 2013. 2013 “Looking Back: Scholarly Problems with Sodom and Gomorrah”—Presented “Vayera” (Sodom and Gomorrah and Akedah) lecture at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 18, 2013. 2013 “Go Forth from Here to Iowa, and I Shall Bless Thee with Tenure”—Presented “Lech-Lecha” (Abraham leaving) lecture at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 11, 2013. 2013 “The Flood Tradition after the Rise of Science”—Presented “Noah” lecture at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, October 4, 2013. 2013 “Seeing Double: Twins in the Bible”—Delivered two presentations for 2013 Finn Lecture promoting Jewish-Christian dialogue at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA on September 20, 2013, and First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City on September 22, 2013. 2013 “Trading Sex for Drugs in Genesis 30”—Presented at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, May 10, 2013. םוי The Five Defenders of Jerusalem: Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer, Azekah, and Lachish”—Presented at“ 2013 ,Yom Yerushalayim or “Jerusalem Day”) at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, May 8) םילשורי 2013. 2013 “Religion as Identity”—Spoke as part of the “Discussions on Religions & Cultures/Theta Alpha Kappa” UIowa undergraduate colloquium series on April 2, 2013. 2012 “Homosexuality, the Bible, and Modern Christianity”—Presented at the Wesley Center, Iowa City, IA on Nov 27, 2012. 2012 “Archaeology and the Media: Do’s, Don’t’s, and the Problem of Sensationalism,”—Presented at Congregation K.I.N.S., West Rogers Park, IL, November 21, 2012. 2012 “The Coronation of the King: The Jewish History behind the Triumphal Entry”—Delivered two presentations for 2012 Finn Lecture promoting Jewish-Christian dialogue at Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA on June 8, 2012, and First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City on June 10, 2012. Yom Yerushalayim or “Jerusalem Day”) at) םוי םילשורי The Eight Gates of Jerusalem”—Presented at“ 2012 Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, May 20, 2012. 2012 “Why Archaeology Matters: The Case of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls”—Presented to the Iowa Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, Iowa City, IA, Feb. 27, 2012. 2012 “The Dead Sea Scrolls”—Presented a series of 3 lectures to the Agudas Achim Congregation in Iowa City, IA, Feb. 3, 17, and 24, 2012. 2011 “2011 Fresno City College Commencement Address”—Presented at the 2011 commencement ceremony for Fresno City College, Selland Arena, Fresno, CA, May 20, 2011. 2011 “What Archaeology Taught Me about Peacemaking in Israel and Palestine”—Presented to the Middle Eastern Peace and Awareness (MEPA) organization at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, Jan. 25, 2011. 2010 “Combating Sensationalist Archaeological Claims and Debunking Pseudoscience”—Presented to the Los Angeles chapter of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Los Angeles, CA, October 1, 2010. 2010 “The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process during the First Decade of the 2000s: An Assessment”—Presented as a part of a symposium sponsored by the Middle Eastern Peace and Awareness (MEPA) organization at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, March 10, 2010.

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2010 “Why the Dead Sea Scrolls Still Matter”—Invited lecture at the Limmud Philly Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 6, 2010. 2009 “A Tour of Herodian Jerusalem”—Presented to the Los Angeles chapter of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Los Angeles, CA, May 1, 2009. 2009 “Qumran at the Dead Sea: A Virtual Reality Tour of the Dead Sea Qumran Settlement”—Presented at the “Writings from the Ancient World” conference at California State University, Fullerton (Irvine Campus), Irvine, CA, April 4, 2009. 2009 “Promoting Social Justice: Confronting Racism and Homophobia”—Presented as part of a panel discussion hosted by the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology at the Howard Hughes Center West Los Angeles Campus, March 24, 2009. 2009 “The Eight Gates of Jerusalem”—Presented to the Los Angeles chapter of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Monrovia, CA, Jan. 9, 2009. 2008 “Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls”—Presented at the Oxnard Public Library, Oxnard, CA, Jan. 19, 2008. 2007 “The Qumran Visualization Project”—Presented to the UCLA Club of San Diego, San Diego, CA, November 20, 2007. 2007 “Qumran in Biblical Times: The Reconstructed Settlement at Khirbet Qumran”—Presented to the Los Angeles chapter of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Los Angeles, CA, April 23, 2007. 2005 “A Brief History of Jerusalem”—Presented to the Los Angeles chapter of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Monrovia, CA, October 7, 2005. 2005 “Messianism at the Time of Christ”—Presented to the Los Angeles chapter of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Monrovia, CA, June 3, 2005. 2004 “Does Archaeology Illuminate the New Testament?”—Presented at the “Give Me An Answer” Lecture Series in Huntington Beach, CA, July 11, 2004. 2004 “The History of Sepphoris through its Mosaics”—Presented to the Los Angeles chapter of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Monrovia, CA, Jan. 9, 2004. 2002 “The Significance of Caesarea Philippi to the Ministry of Jesus”—Presented to the Los Angeles chapter of the Biblical Archaeology Society, Monrovia, CA, November 1, 2002.

TELEVISION AND RADIO Host 2010 “Writing the Dead Sea Scrolls”—Appeared as featured investigator exploring new research about the Dead Sea Scrolls that appeared on National Geographic Channel, July 2010. (CTVC) [web] Consultant 2020 “History of Jerusalem”—Historical Consultant for six-episode documentary series to premiere on CNN, December 2020. (Blackfin) 2019 “Jesus: His Life”—Consulting Scholar for eight-episode documentary series that premiered on History, March 2019. (Nutopia) 2015 “Killing Jesus”—Consulting Scholar for film adaptation of Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard’s Killing Jesus airing on National Geographic Channel, March 29, 2015. (Scott Free Productions) 2013 “Bible Secrets Revealed”—Consulting Producer for six-episode documentary series that premiered on History, November 2013. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] Contributor 2019 “Jesus: His Life: Peter: The Resurrection”—Appeared as contributor to discuss the Apostle Peter in episode 8 on History, April 15, 2019. (Nutopia) [web] 2019 “Jesus: His Life: Mary Magdalene: The Crucifixion”—Appeared as contributor to discuss Mary Magdalene in episode 7 on History, April 15, 2019. (Nutopia) [web] 2019 “Jesus: His Life: Pilate: The Trial”—Appeared as contributor to discuss Pontius Pilate in episode 6 on History, April 8, 2019. (Nutopia) [web] 2019 “Jesus: His Life: Judas: The Betrayal”—Appeared as contributor to discuss Judas Iscariot in episode 5 on History, April 8, 2019. (Nutopia) [web] 2019 “Jesus: His Life: Caiaphas: The Raising of Lazarus”—Appeared as contributor to discuss Caiaphas in episode 4 on History, April 1, 2019. (Nutopia) [web] 2019 “Jesus: His Life: Mary: The First Miracles”—Appeared as contributor to discuss Mary in episode 3 on History, April 1, 2019. (Nutopia) [web]

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2019 “Jesus: His Life: John the Baptist: The Mission”—Appeared as contributor to discuss John the Baptist in episode 2 on History, March 25, 2019. (Nutopia) [web] 2019 “Jesus: His Life: Joseph: The Nativity”—Appeared as contributor to discuss Joseph in episode 1 on History, March 25, 2019. (Nutopia) [web] 2018 “River to River”—Interviewed by Ben Kieffer for segment about antisemitism in the U.S. on Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, October 30, 2018. 2018 “Author Talk”—Interviewed by Ron Way about new role as Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review on Rising Light Media, March 2, 2018. [web] 2017 “Finding Jesus: Doubting Thomas”—Appeared as Israel host/contributor to discuss St. Thomas in season 2, episode 6 of “Finding Jesus” on CNN, April 9, 2017. (Nutopia) [web] 2017 “Finding Jesus: The Bones of St. Peter”—Appeared as Israel host/contributor to discuss archaeology related to St. Peter in season 2, episode 5 of “Finding Jesus” on CNN, April 2, 2017. (Nutopia) [web] 2017 “Finding Jesus: The Tomb of King Herod”—Appeared as Israel host/contributor to discuss the archaeology of Herod the Great in season 2, episode 4 of “Finding Jesus” on CNN, March 26, 2017. (Nutopia) [web] 2017 “Finding Jesus: The Childhood Home of Jesus”—Appeared as Israel host/contributor to discuss Jesus, Bethlehem, and Nazareth in season 2, episode 3 of “Finding Jesus” on CNN, March 19, 2017. (Nutopia) [web] 2017 “Finding Jesus: Raising Lazarus”—Appeared as Israel host/contributor to discuss Lazarus in season 2, episode 2 of “Finding Jesus” on CNN, March 12, 2017. (Nutopia) [web] 2017 “Finding Jesus: The Pilate Stone”—Appeared as Israel host/contributor to discuss Pontius Pilate in season 2, episode 1 of “Finding Jesus” on CNN, March 5, 2017. (Nutopia) [web] 2017 “CNN Newsday”—Interviewed by Fredricka Whitfield in segment on CNN discussing Pontius Pilate for the upcoming CNN series “Finding Jesus”, March 5, 2017. 2017 “CNN Newsday”—Interviewed by Pamela Brown in segment on CNN discussing Pontius Pilate for the upcoming CNN series “Finding Jesus”, March 4, 2017. 2017 “Talk of Iowa”—Interviewed by Charity Nebbe about an exploration of the bond and division between science and religion Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, Feb. 22, 2017. [web] 2016 “Talk of Iowa”—Interviewed by Charity Nebbe about the question of whether one needs religion in order to be ethical or moral on Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, November 1, 2016. [web] 2016 “Talk of Iowa”—Interviewed by Charity Nebbe about my book, The Cities that Built the Bible, on Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, April 6, 2016 [web] 2015 “Weather of Biblical Proportions”—Appeared as expert in Weather Channel documentary that premiered March 15, 2015. (Al Roker Productions) 2015 “Talk of Iowa”—Interviewed by Charity Nebbe about the history and political symbolism of the Ten Commandments on Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, Jan. 22, 2015. [web] [mp3] 2014 “Surviving Exodus”—Appeared as expert in Discovery network documentary that premiered on December 3, 2014. 2014 “Ancient Aliens: Alien Resurrections”—Appeared as expert in Season 7, Episode 12 of Ancient Aliens that premiered on History on December 5, 2014. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2014 “Ancient Aliens: Aliens Among Us”—Appeared as expert in Season 7, Episode 9 of Ancient Aliens that premiered on History on November 14, 2014. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2014 “Ancient Aliens: Forbidden Caves”—Appeared as expert in Season 7, Episode 6 of Ancient Aliens that premiered on History on October 31, 2014. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2014 “River to River”—Interviewed by Ben Kieffer for “News Buzz” segment about the cancellation of Iowa’s “Archaeology in Israel” summer program and the conflict between Israel and Hamas on Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, August 1, 2014. [web] 2014 “Ancient Aliens: The God Particle”—Appeared as expert in Season 7, Episode 3 of Ancient Aliens that premiered on History in August 8, 2014. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2014 “River to River”—Interviewed by Ben Kieffer for segment about church and state relations in Iowa on Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, June 2, 2014. 2014 “Inside Edition”—Interviewed by Megan Alexander for segment on ABC about claims of the supposed discovery of the Holy Grail, April 1, 2014. [web1 | web2] 2014 “Good Morning America”—Appeared in segment on ABC commenting on claims of the supposed discovery of the Holy Grail April 1, 2014. [web]

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2014 “Friends of ASOR Podcast: ‘Noah,’ Featuring Dr. Robert Cargill”—Reviewed Darren Aronofsky’s Noah movie for the Friends of ASOR podcast, Mar 31, 2014. [web] 2014 “River to River”—Interviewed by Ben Kieffer for “News Buzz” segment about Cedar Rapids being named one of the “Least Bible-minded cities” on Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, Jan. 24, 2014. [web] 2014 “Bible Secrets Revealed: Sex and the Scriptures”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 6 of Bible Secrets Revealed that premiered on History, Jan. 23, 2014. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2013 “Bible Secrets Revealed: Mysterious Prophecies”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 5 of “Bible Secrets Revealed” documentary series that premiered on History, December 11, 2013. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2013 “Bible Secrets Revealed: The Real Jesus”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 4 of Bible Secrets Revealed that premiered on History, December 4, 2013. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2013 “Bible Secrets Revealed: Forbidden Scriptures”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 3 of Bible Secrets Revealed that premiered on History, November 27, 2013. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2013 “Bible Secrets Revealed: The Promised Land”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 2 of Bible Secrets Revealed that premiered on History, November 20, 2013. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2013 “Bible Secrets Revealed: Lost in Translation”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 1 of Bible Secrets Revealed that premiered on History, November 13, 2013. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2013 “River to River”—Interviewed by Ben Kieffer for 30-minute segment about History’s new show, “Bible Secrets Revealed”, on Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, IA, November 12, 2013. [web] 2013 “Carl in the Morning”—Interviewed on carlwolfson.com by host Carl Wolfson about same-sex marriage and its relationship to the Bible, June 20, 2013. 2013 “Your Town”—Interviewed on KXIC AM 800 news host Jay Capron about the new initiatives at the Iowa Department of Religious Studies, Iowa City, IA, April 24, 2013. 2012 “Tech Fire Blog”—Interviewed by KRUI 89.7 FM news host regarding “Google Project Glass,” Iowa City, IA, April 14, 2012. [web] 2012 “CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello”—Appeared live as expert on CNN to discuss Discovery Channel documentary entitled “The Resurrection Tomb Mystery” on April 12, 2012. [web] 2011 “Civilization Lost”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on History, October 2011. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2011 “God and the Universe”—Appeared as expert on Season 6, Episode 7 of The Universe that premiered on History, December 20, 2011. (Flight 33) [web] 2011 “History of the World in Two Hours”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on History, October 2011. (Flight 33) 2011 “Ray Appleton Show”—Guest for 1-hour interview with Ray Appleton on KMJ 580, Fresno, CA, May 20, 2011. [web] 2010 “A Leisurely Walk through Qumran”—Guest for 1-hour interview on the “LandMinds with Dovid and Barnea” program on Arutz Sheva’s Israel National Radio, August 18, 2010. [mp3 Part 1] [mp3 Part 2] 2010 “Ancient Aliens: Aliens and the Third Reich”—Appeared as expert on Season 2, Episode 5 of Ancient Aliens that premiered on History, November 25, 2010. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2010 “Ancient Aliens: The Return”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 5 of Ancient Aliens that premiered on History, May 25, 2010. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2010 “Ancient Aliens: The Mission”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 3 of Ancient Aliens that premiered on History, May 4, 2010. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2010 “Ancient Aliens: The Visitors”—Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 2 of Ancient Aliens that premiered on History, April 27, 2010. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2010 “Life After People: The Wrath of God”—Appeared as expert on Season 2, Episode 1 of Life After People that premiered on History, Jan. 2010. (Flight 33) 2010 “Blood for the Gods: Sex & Death”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on The Discovery Channel, Jan. 2010. (Flight 33) 2009 “Daily Planet: October 6, 2009”—Appeared in a featured segment highlighting the archaeology of Qumran on Discovery Channel Canada, October 6, 2009. (Discovery) 2009 “Angels & Demons: Decoded”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on History, May 2009. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web]

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2009 “Biblical Mysteries Explained: Lost Gospels”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on The Discovery Channel, April 2009. (Flight 33) 2009 “Ancient Aliens: Chariots, Gods and Beyond”—Appeared as expert on 2-hour special that premiered on History, March 2009. (Prometheus Entertainment) [web] 2008 “Biblical Mysteries Explained: Exodus”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on The Discovery Channel, December 2008. (Flight 33) 2008 “Biblical Mysteries Explained: Sodom and Gomorrah”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on The Discovery Channel, December 2008. (Flight 33) 2008 “Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest”—Appeared as expert on 2-hour documentary that premiered on History, May 2008. (Prometheus Entertainment) 2006 “Decoding the Past: Prophecies of Iraq”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on History, Jan. 2006. (Paulist Productions) 2005 “Decoding the Past: Prophecies of Israel”—Appeared as expert on episode that premiered on History, December 2005. (Paulist Productions)

BIBLICAL ARCHEOLOGY REVIEW Articles “IAA’s Pnina Shor Retires” BAR 46/2 (Spring 2020): 62. “Did the Original Hebrew Language Have Vowels, or Was It All Consonants?” BAR 46/2 (Spring 2020): 64. “Whence-A-Word: ‘apple of his eye’,” BAR 46/2 (Spring 2020): 68. “What’s in A Name? ‘Melchizedek’,” BAR 46/1 (Jan/Feb 2020): 56. “Digs 2019: A Day in the Life,” BAR 45/1 (Jan/Feb 2019): 20–31. “Digs 2018: Migration and Immigration in Ancient Israel,” BAR 44/1 (Jan/Feb 2018): 24–34. First Person “Where is the Real Biblical Bethsaida” BAR 46/2 (Spring 2020): 6. “Introducing the New BAR” BAR 46/1 (Jan/Feb 2020): 6. “From Shalem to Jerusalem,” BAR 45/6 (Nov/Dec 2019): 6. “The Gender Divide,” BAR 45/4 & 5 (July/Aug/Sept/Oct 2019): 4. “Who Owns History?” BAR 45/3 (May/June 2019): 6. “Was Pontius Pilate’s Ring Discovered at Herodium?” BAR 45/2 (Mar/Apr 2019): 6. “A Little Jot on a Jerusalem Column,” BAR 45/1 (Jan/Feb 2019): 6. “Political v. Partisan,” BAR 44/6 (Nov/Dec 2018): 6. “The Importance of Archaeological Provenance,” BAR 44/5 (Sept/Oct 2018): 6, 76. “The American Bible Society’s Electronic Inquisition,” BAR 44/4 (July/Aug 2018): 6, 62. “Festschrift: A Celebration of Hershel Shanks,” BAR 44/2–3 (Mar/Apr/May/Jun 2018): 6, 94. “A New Chapter,” BAR 44/1 (Jan/Feb 2018): 6.

GRANTS 2013 University of Iowa Office of the Vice President of Research – funds allocated for three years for international consortium membership costs in the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition. ($15,000) 2013 University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Office of the Dean – funds allocated for three years for international consortium membership costs in the Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition. ($15,000) 2013 University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies Travel funds to assist with costs of travel to Israel for summer research. ($1,500) 2012 University of Iowa Digital Studio for the Public Humanities Grant for the “Digi-Tel Azekah”: The Digital Azekah (Israel) Digital Reconstruction Project, a 3D, real-time, virtual model of Tel Azekah. ($7,500) 2011 CCLE Innovation and Development Program (IDP) grant to test the viability of Fedora/Islandora data repository for use with the CCLE/Moodle 2.0 Course Management System at UCLA. ($3,500) 2010 CCLE Innovation and Development Program (IDP) grant to test the viability of Equella and Alfresco data repositories for use with the CCLE/Moodle Course Management System at UCLA. ($15,000) 2010 CCLE Innovation and Development Program (IDP) grant for improving online instructional documentation for the CCLE/Moodle Course Management System at UCLA. ($3,200) 2008 Grant from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for the production of HD reconstructions of Qumran for use in their exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls ($16,000)

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2007 UCLA Graduate Student Research Fellowship ($10,000) 2006 Research grant from the San Diego Natural History Museum and Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation for dissertation work on the Qumran Visualization Project ($75,000) 2005 UCLA Graduate Student Research Fellowship ($10,000) 1998 Seaver Dean’s Scholarship for work on the project: “The History of Israel through Coins” 1997 J. P. Sanders Scholarship ($36,000) (1997-2000, 3-year renewable) 1996 Pepperdine University Religion Division Grant (1996-2000, 4-year renewable)

IOWA COURSES TAUGHT Present Academic Semester Sem Yr Advisees Courses Taught Undergraduate Graduate Course Number Course Title Students Spring 2020 7 3 CLSG:6013 Graduate Seminar: Hellenistic Greek: Josephus 5 (grad) Spring 2020 RELS:1015:0AAA Global Religious Conflict 34 Spring 2020 RELS:4002 Biblical Hebrew II 6

Past Academic Semesters Sem Yr Advisees Courses Taught Undergraduate Graduate Course Number Course Title Students Fall 2019 9 1 CLSA:3445 Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys 23 Fall 2019 RELS:4352 Dead Sea Scrolls 16 Fall 2019 RELS:1015:0EXW Religions in a Global Context 42 Fall 2019 RELS:4001 Biblical Hebrew I 11 Spring 2019 9 0 HONR:4990:0292 Honors Thesis Supervision 1 Spring 2019 RELS:1015 Religions in a Global Context 29 Spring 2019 CLSA:3447 Intro to Biblical Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha 19 Fall 2018 7 0 RELS:2289 Jerusalem, the Holy City 10 Fall 2018 CLSA:3445 Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys 30 Spring 2018 7 1 CLSG:5002 Graduate Seminar: Hellenistic Greek: Septuagint 10 (grad) Spring 2018 RELS:1015 Religions in a Global Context 42 Spring 2018 RELS:5002 Targumic Aramaic 5 Fall 2017 7 1 CLSA:3445 Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys 22 Fall 2017 RELS:4352 Dead Sea Scrolls 16 Fall 2017 RELS:5001 Biblical Aramaic 6 Spring 2017 7 1 RELS:1015 Religions in a Global Context 34 Spring 2017 CLSA:3750 Medical and Technical Terminology 56 Spring 2017 RELS:4001 Biblical Hebrew II 6 Fall 2016 6 1 CLSA:3445 Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys 20 Fall 2016 RELS:4001 Biblical Hebrew I 12 Spring 2016 8 1 RELS:1015 Religions in a Global Context 49 Spring 2016 CLSG:5002 Graduate Seminar: Hellenistic Greek: Josephus 10 (grad) Fall 2015 8 1 RELS:2289 Jerusalem, the Holy City 15 Fall 2015 CLSA:6585 Design, Visualization, and Mapping 10 (grad) Spring 2015 8 1 RELS:4002 Biblical Hebrew II 4 Fall 2014 8 1 RELS:4352 Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls 13 Fall 2014 CLSA:3447 Intro to Biblical Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha 12 Fall 2014 RELS:4001 Biblical Hebrew I 4 Fall 2014 RELS:4124 Digital Archaeological Modeling 2 Spring 2014 7 2 RELS:2289 Jerusalem from the Bronze to the Digital Age 14 Spring 2014 CLSA:2742 Word Power: Building English Vocabulary 36 Spring 2014 RELS:4124 Digital Archaeological Modeling 2 Spring 2014 RELS:4960/7900 Syriac 3 Fall 2013 9 2 CLSA:3445 Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys 34 Fall 2013 RELS:4960/7900 Targumic Aramaic Readings 3 Summer 2013 6 1 CLSA:4501 Archaeological Methodology and Field Research 4 Summer 2013 CLSA:4502 Archaeology and History of Judea 5 Spring 2013 6 1 RELS:3103 Biblical Archaeology (New) 18 Spring 2013 CLSG:2002 Second-Year Greek II (NT) 3 Spring 2013 RELS:4960/7900 Biblical Aramaic (New) 7 Spring 2013 RELS:4960 Digital Archaeological Modeling 3 Spring 2013 HONR:4990:0292 Honors Thesis Supervision 1 Fall 2012 6 1 RELS:1001 Judaism, Christianity and Islam 273 Fall 2012 CLSA:3447 Biblical Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha (New) 19 Fall 2012 RELS:4352 Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (New) 15 Fall 2012 CLSA:4090 Readings in Dead Sea Scrolls 1

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Spring 2012 2 0 RELS:2289 Jerusalem from Bronze to Digital Age (New) 30 Spring 2012 CLSA:3445 Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys 44 Fall 2011 2 0 RELS:1001 Judaism, Christianity and Islam 234 Fall 2011 CLSA:3445 Mythology of Otherworldly Journeys (New) 27

COURSES TAUGHT ELSEWHERE Last Taught Course Title Place Summer 2019 JWST289J Jerusalem in Antiquity University of Maryland, College Park Summer 2018 JWST289J Jerusalem in Antiquity University of Maryland, College Park Winter 2011 ANNEA 10W Jerusalem, the Holy City University of California, Los Angeles Summer 2009 HST 410 Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls Portland State University Spring 2009 UBBL 310 1 & 2 Samuel Azusa Pacific University Spring 2009 UBBL 210 Luke-Acts Azusa Pacific University Summer 2005 REL 102 History and Religion of Early Christianity Pepperdine University Fall 2005 REL 101 History and Religion of Israel Pepperdine University

STUDY ABROAD/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SUPERVISION Summer 2013 Azekah Archaeological Summer Research Project – Designed, established, and led summer archaeological study abroad program to Azekah, Israel. Led five separate weekend tours in Israel and Jordan. Recruited students. Led tours of Paris and Rome en route.

Summer 2012 Azekah Archaeological Faculty-led Travel – Designed and led summer archaeological study abroad program to Azekah, Israel. Led weekend tours in Israel. Recruited students.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION EXPERIENCE Year Position Site Supervisor(s) Iowa Students Overseen 2020 Area Supervisor Azekah, Israel O. Lipschits, M. Oeming, and Y. Gadot 2013 Area Supervisor Azekah, Israel O. Lipschits, M. Oeming, and Y. Gadot 11 (10 UG, 1 Grad) 2012 Area Supervisor Azekah, Israel O. Lipschits, M. Oeming, and Y. Gadot 5 ( 4 UG, 1 Grad) 2006 Excavator Hazor, Israel A. Ben-Tor and S. Zuckerman 2004 Square Supervisor Omrit, Israel J.A. Overman 2000 Area Supervisor Banias, Israel V. Tzaferis and J.F. Wilson 1999 Square Supervisor Banias, Israel V. Tzaferis and J.F. Wilson

STUDENT ADVISEE PROGRESS Year Student Iowa Placement Dept. Degree 2019 Ed Keogh PhD Student Current (Clas.) 2019 Callaghan Todhunter MA Student Current (Clas.) 2019 Michael MacDougall MA Student Current (R.S.) 2019 Callaghan Todhunter UG Student Univ. of Iowa Classics MA 2018 Leon Hedstrom UG Student University of Chicago Dept. of Near Eastern Lang & Civ. PhD 2018 Spencer Silver UG Student Wake Forest Dept. of Religious Studies MA 2015 Cale Staley MA student Cornell University Dept. of Near Eastern Studies PhD 2015 Ashley Byrd UG student Univ. of Iowa Dept. of Religious Studies MA 2014 Andrew Deloucas UG student Leiden Dept. of Assyriology MA Harvard University Dept. of Near Eastern Lang & Civ. PhD 2013 Dave Krouwer UG student Univ. of Denver Dept. of Religious Studies MA Tel Aviv University Dept. of Archaeology MA 2013 Alyssa Boltinghouse UG student Univ. of Denver Dept. of Religious Studies MA 2013 Cale Staley UG student Univ. of Iowa Dept. of Religious Studies MA

AWARDS AND HONORS 2020 CLAS Career Development Award for Fall 2020 semester in Israel. 2017 Illumination Book Awards Gold Medal Winner in Bible Study category for The Cities that Built the Bible. 2015 Madera South High School Commencement Speaker, Madera, CA, June 4, 2015. 2015 Obermann Center for Advanced Studies Fellow-in-Residence, Spring Semester 2015. [web]

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2014 University of Iowa Faculty Commencement Speaker, Hawkeye Carver Arena, Iowa City, IA, May 17, 2014. 2011 Fresno City College Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient and 2011 Commencement Speaker, Selland Arena, Fresno, CA, May 20, 2011. [web] 2010 Named one of 100 distinguished alumni as part of Fresno City College’s “100 Stars for 100 Years,” celebrating the centennial anniversary of the college, August 11, 2010.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS Professional 2012–Present Member, Editorial Board, Syllecta Classica 2017 Grant Reviewer, National Endowment for the Humanities 2013–14 Member, Society of Biblical Literature Blogging and Online Publication Committee 2013 Grant Reviewer, National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Digital Humanities 2012–13 Grant Reviewer for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 2010–13 Chair, Society of Biblical Literature Blogging and Online Publication Steering Committee 2009–13 Chair, American Schools of Oriental Research Media Relations Committee Departmental July 2019–Present Director of Graduate Studies (Classics) 2019 Member, Rosemary Moore Promotion Committee (Classics) 2019 Member, Jordan Smith Promotion Committee (Rel. Stud.) Jan 2019–July 2019 Director of Undergraduate Studies (Classics) 2011–Present Egyptology Steering Committee (Classics) 2011–Present Graduate Admission Committee (Classics) College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2020 Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Search Committee University—Iowa 2011–Present Digital Humanities Cohort 2014–Present Graduate Certificate in Public Digital Humanities Advisory Board 2013–16 Advisory Board Member, Obermann Center for Advanced Studies 2013 Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) Grant Reviewer University—UCLA 2009–11 Instructional Technology Coordinator, Center for Digital Humanities 2009–11 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures 2009–11 Research Associate, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology 2010–11 Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of Religion 2010–11 Chair, Common Collaboration and Learning Environment (CCLE) Functionality Sub-group 2009–10 Chair, Common Collaboration and Learning Environment (CCLE) Support Sub-group 2006–08 Chief Architect and Designer, Qumran Visualization Project

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Society of Biblical Literature (Member) Theta Alpha Kappa (Religious Studies Honor Society) Archaeological Institute of America (Member) National Press Club (Member) American Mensa (Member) Biblical Archaeology Society (Member) Israel Exploration Society (Member) Agudas Achim Congregation, Coralville/Iowa City American Schools of Oriental Research (Member)

RESEARCH INTERESTS Hellenistic Judaism Archaeology of Qumran Aramaic Targumim Digital Humanities Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology The Bar Kokhba Rebellion Hebrew Bible Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha Natural Science and Religion Dead Sea Scrolls Hebrew and Aramaic Philology Theism, Humanism, Atheism

ANCIENT LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES / INSTRUCTION

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Northwest Semitic Hebrew Biblical (Last taught Spring 2020) Qumran (Last taught Summer 2017) Rabbinic Aramaic Biblical (Last taught Fall 2017) Imperial Qumran Targumic (Last taught Spring 2018) Syriac (Last taught Spring 2014) Greek Classical Hellenistic/Biblical (Last taught Spring 2020)

SELECT MEDIA COVERAGE 2019 Fitzpatrick, Annie, “UI religious-studies professor assists in History Channel docu-series ‘Jesus: His Life’,” Daily Iowan, March 24, 2019. https://dailyiowan.com/2019/03/24/ui-religious-studies-professor-assists-in- history-channel-docu-series-jesus-his-life/. 2019 Asay, Paul, “‘If Someone is Allowed to Touch History, Then It Sticks With Them.’ Scholar Robert Cargill Talks About the History Channel’s New Show About Jesus,” Watching God, March 22, 2019. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watchinggod/2019/03/if-someone-is-allowed-to-touch-history-then-it- sticks-with-them-scholar-robert-cargill-talks-about-the-history-channels-new-show-about-jesus/. 2017 Hawes, Christine, “UI professor digs up data, facts behind the Bible”, Iowa City Press-Citizen, April 17, 2017. http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/education/university-of-iowa/2017/04/17/robert-cargill-ui- professor-research-science-behind-bible-cnn-finding-jesus/99776092/. 2017 Peters, Chris, “UI’s Cargill touts value of public scholarship, humanities,” Iowa Now, April, 2017. https://now.uiowa.edu/2017/04/cargill-touts-value-public-scholarship-humanities. 2016 Shafer-Elliott, Cynthia, “Review of The Cities That Built the Bible,” Biblical Archaeology Review, Oct. 6, 2016. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/reviews/the-cities-that-built-the-bible/. 2016 Dietz, Claire, “In Search Of The Bible: UI Professor Robert Cargill To Read From ‘The Cities That Built the Bible’ May 15,” Daily Iowan, May 12, 2016. http://daily-iowan.com/2016/05/12/in-search-of-the-bible- ui-professor-robert-cargill-to-read-from-the-cities-that-built-the-bible-may-15/. 2015 Smith, Brady, “SCOTUS same-sex marriage ruling prompts heated debate in religious circles,” KCRG- TV9, June 29, 2015. http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/scotus-same-sex-marriage-ruling-prompts-heated- debate-in-religious-circles-20150629. 2014 Saunders, Forest, “UI Cancels Project in Israel Because of Gaza War,” KCRG-TV9, Aug. 21, 2014. http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/ui-cancels-project-in-israel-because-of-gaza-war-20140821. 2013 Gibbs, Laura, segment on History’s “Bible Secrets Revealed” for Daily Iowan TV, Nov. 14, 2013. http://youtu.be/7ronIEE-eBw?t=5m50s. 2013 Dunn, Gabriella, “Two UI faculty members involved in History Channel series,” Daily Iowan, Nov. 14, 2013. http://www.dailyiowan.com/2013/11/14/Metro/35699.html. 2013 Kaleem, Jaweed, “Bible Secrets Revealed, New History Channel Documentary, To Premiere,” Huffington Post, Nov. 13, 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/13/bible-secrets-revealed-history- channel_n_4263055.html. 2013 Gowans, Alison, “University of Iowa scholar on History Channel series,” The Gazette, Nov. 12, 2013. http://thegazette.com/2013/11/12/university-of-iowa-scholar-on-history-channel-series/. 2013 O’Leary, Josh, “Digging for Answers,” Iowa City Press-Citizen, Nov. 8, 2013. http://www.press- citizen.com/article/20131108/NEWS01/311080013/Digging-for-answers. 2013 Mattson, Amy, “History Channel to feature UI scholar,” Iowa Now, Nov. 8, 2013. http://now.uiowa.edu/2013/11/history-channel-feature-ui-scholar. 2013 Bennett-Smith, Meredith, “Biblical Marriage Not Defined Simply As One Man, One Woman: Iowa Religious Scholars’ Op-Ed,” Huffington Post, Jun. 6, 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/biblical-marriage-iowa-scholars-op-ed_n_3397304.html.

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2013 Leland, John, “Online Battle Over Sacred Scrolls, Real-World Consequences,” NY Times, Feb. 16, 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/nyregion/online-battle-over-ancient-scrolls-spawns-real-world- consequences.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2&. 2012 Arp, Nic, “Ancient Questions, Today’s Tools,” Arts & Sciences, Spring 2012: 10. [web] 2011 Casas, Flavia, “Tech-savvy Professors Take to Tweeting,” Daily Bruin, Jan. 20, 2011. [web] 2010 Horgan, Richard, “UCLA Prof Earns Doctorate in Self-Defense,” Fishbowl LA, Nov. 23, 2010. [web] 2010 Tugend, Tom, “Slander, Lies and the Dead Sea Scrolls,” Jewish Journal, Nov. 23, 2010. [web] 2010 “Cyber Bullying: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Criminal Case of Raphael Golb,” UCLA Newsweek, Nov. 17, 2010 [web] 2010 Selavan, Barnea and Dovid Willner, “Interview of Dr. Robert Cargill,” LandMinds, Arutz Sheva’s Israel National Radio, Aug. 18, 2010. [mp3 part 1, part 2] 2010 Abhold, Katrina, “Robert Cargill ‘Star’ of Fresno City Colleges,” UCLA Today, Aug. 3, 2010. [web] 2010 Than, Ker, “Biblical Mystery of Dead Sea Scrolls Solved?” National Geographic, July 27, 2010. [web] 2010 Sullivan, Meg, “Scholar Highlights New Research on Dead Sea Scrolls in TV Special,” UCLA Today, July 22, 2010. [web] 2010 Tigay, Chanan, “Scholarly Squad Debunks Biblical ‘Discoveries’,” AOL News, May 2, 2010. [web] 2009 Jarus, Owen, “Exclusive Interview: Dr. Robert Cargill on Virtual Reality Qumran,” Heritage Key, July 20, 2009. [web] 2009 Kolowich, Steve, “Harassment of Dead Sea Scroll Scholars Leads to Arrest of Professor’s Son,” Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6, 2009. [web] .Qumran in Three-dimensions”), National Geographic Israel, June 2008“) ” ןארמוק תלתב - דממ “ ,Afron, Heidi 2008 (Hebrew) [web] 2007 Sanchez, Maria, “Interview with Robert Cargill,” The Maria Sanchez Show, KTVA AM 1520, Dec. 27, 2007. 2007 Whipps, Heather, “Warriors Once Occupied Dead Sea Scrolls Site,” Live Science, July 12, 2007. [web] 2007 Feuer, Jack, “On Exhibit: Ancient Qumran Comes Alive,” UCLA Magazine, July, 1, 2007 [web] 2007 Sullivan, Meg, “Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light on Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site,” Science Daily, June 21, 2007 [web] 2007 Tugend, Tom, “Armchair Archeologists Can Explore Qumran Virtually,” Jewish Journal, June 14, 2007. [web]

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